2018, " Crazy Richmond ", " Aquaman ", "Internet Mystery"... Hollywood has released many films. From the front to behind the scenes, the rise of Asian talents and themes has made the world screen show the light of Asia, but this is not easy. After the release of "Crazy Richmond", starring Wu Congmin posted a letter on the Internet, using her experience from being ignored to "creating history" and the current situation of rare Hollywood Asian stories, and emotionally appealing to Asian American support, "We can tell more of our own stories in the future."
Actors frequently follow olive branches
This summer, "Crazy Rich" was released in the United States. It is the second Hollywood highlight of all Asians since "Joy and Blessing Club" in 1993. The heroine, Chinese-American actor Wu Tianmin, stood in the center of the stage. In fact, before this film, she had already become famous in the American drama "Newcomer" with her role as the "tiger mom" Jessica in the American immigrant family. She has struggled in Hollywood for many years and knows the difficulty of an Asian actress. She has turned down many roles in a vase in her acting career and silently worked hard to polish her acting skills. Until "Crazy Richness", this was her first film produced by the six major Hollywood films.
Picture: "Crazy Rich" Internet Picture
Compared with actresses, in Hollywood, there is always a strange view that "Asian men are less attractive than Asian men". In "Crazy Rich Rich", the male protagonist Henry Golding, is a British and Malaysian mixed-race Asian. When he had the opportunity to play the male lead, many netizens questioned that he "get the role because he is half a white man." Golding responded, "I, like all the actors who auditioned for this role, have passed every audition level." The character David King, played by John Cho, a Korean-American actor, has no racial color except for the Asian surname. "This character doesn't have to be Asian," said John Zhao.
Compared with other actors from Asian countries, Chinese actors have taken on more and more roles in Hollywood movies in recent years, and their rankings have become more and more advanced. With the rapid development of the Chinese film market in recent years and the comprehensive upgrading of film production funds and technology, Hollywood has attached more and more importance to the Chinese film market and has continuously extended olive branches to Chinese actors. In addition to the familiar Jackie Chan , Jet Li , Chen Chong , Zhang Ziyi , etc., in recent years, from Donnie Yen , which was called "into the core of Hollywood" by fans in "Star Wars Legend: Rogue One", it is still Li Bingbing , who is eager to explore Hollywood, or Zhou Xun in "Cloud Map", including the live-action movie "Mulan" produced by Disney, which has also enabled Liu Yifei as the heroine of the movie... Hollywood no longer positioned Chinese actors as the role of "playing soy sauce" and "playing a supporting role", or used actors from other Asian countries such as whites or Japan and South Korea to play the role of Chinese.
Director With the golden sign
On December 7, "Aquaman" was officially released in mainland China as scheduled. In order to cater to the Chinese market, it was even two weeks ahead of North America. At the premiere in Beijing, the Asian director of the film, Wen Ziren, said bluntly that he was Chinese and was born overseas. He was very excited to bring his most proud work to China.
In fact, Wan Ziren was born in Malaysia and grew up in Australia. At the age of 11, his first movie he watched in the cinema was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves", and he has been determined to be a director since then. From "Saw" causing a sensation around the world, allowing the audience to remember this bookish "horror boy", to the $640 million box office of the " Soul Conjuring " series, becoming one of the most popular horror movies, and then to the time when Wan Ziren was appointed to take over the baton and direct the commercial film " Fast and Furious 7" swept over $1.5 billion in the world, becoming the seventh in the history of global movie box office, this "Chinese" has become one of the world's top directors. Judging from the current reputation of the film, Wan Ziren's "Aquaman" once again defends his "golden signboard".
Picture description: Director Wan Ziren (right) at the press conference of "Aquaman" Network image
In recent years, in addition to Wan Ziren, the faces of Asian directors are gradually increasing. "Crazy Rich" is co-created by Chinese directors Zhu Haowei and Kwan Kevin. Before this, Zhu Haowei also directed the sequel to the popular North American commercial film "The Shocking Demons". In addition, in Hollywood, there are also Asian directors Lin Yibin who directed four " Fast and Furious " series, as well as Marvel Studios' new work " Eternal Family " director and Chinese female director Zhao Ting who works alone in Hollywood.
Asian directors are slowly gaining more opportunities in the North American market. In fact, Hollywood does not only see Asian directors in recent years. In 1993, Hong Kong director Wang Ying created "Ji Fu Club" in North America, and it was a great success. Not only did it win a box office of $32.9 million in North America, it also sparked heated discussions in North America. Comments generally praised "the film made a meticulous portrayal of four middle-aged Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughters."
Then, John Woo 's " Face Change " "Mission Impossible 2", Ang Lee 's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Brokeback Mountain " " Pi's Fantasy Drifting "... In Hollywood, today's Chinese directors can not only convey Chinese culture, but also lead the world trend.
Theme No need to ask about things
31 years ago, the all-Asian starring lineup that won 9 Academy Awards tells the story of "The Last Emperor" more than 100 years ago. In the past two or three decades, with the rapid development of the economy in Asia, especially China, the US market has begun to become interested in the stories of Asians.
"Crazy Rich", which caused a sensation in North America this year, hit a box office high in Hollywood's similar films in three years. It won $25 million in the first week and ranked first in the box office with a box office drop of only 6% in the second week of its release. You should know that Hollywood studios have always been worried about the acceptance of audiences around the world and dare not touch all Asian faces. The data also seems to prove that, except for a few Bollywood movies, few Asian movies are popular and well-known outside of Asia. So, how did "Crazy Richmond" become popular under such circumstances?
Picture description: "Crazy Rich" is the second Hollywood highlight of all Asian faces since "Joy and Blessing Club". Online picture
"Crazy Rich Rich Rich" is adapted from the novel of the same name by American writer Kevin Guan, an American writer from Singapore. For this novel, she has lived with Singaporean wealthy for two years to get inspiration. After its publication, she has been ranked in the popular best-selling list for consecutive years, providing a strong IP foundation for the film market. Putting aside its superficial Asian character, the core narrative of "Crazy Rich" is actually still a typical romantic comedy story of a sparrow turning into a phoenix in Hollywood. Although such a subject may not be uncommon in Asia, it may be quite new to the United States, so it is also impressive in the box office.
With the continuous expansion of the size of the Chinese film market and the continuous improvement of special effects technology and creative concepts, the gap between Chinese films and Hollywood is gradually shortening. Oriental Dream Factory once co-produced the first Sino-US co-produced animation film "Kung Fu Panda 3" with American Dream Factory Animation, which earned 500 million US dollars in box office worldwide. The film is also one of the most successful Sino-US co-produced animation films in the world. China and Asia are making the exchange of East and West cultures smoother and smoother through their own efforts. Good subject matter, no need to ask about anything. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)
Picture description: Director Wan Ziren (right) at the press conference of "Aquaman" Network image
In recent years, in addition to Wan Ziren, the faces of Asian directors are gradually increasing. "Crazy Rich" is co-created by Chinese directors Zhu Haowei and Kwan Kevin. Before this, Zhu Haowei also directed the sequel to the popular North American commercial film "The Shocking Demons". In addition, in Hollywood, there are also Asian directors Lin Yibin who directed four " Fast and Furious " series, as well as Marvel Studios' new work " Eternal Family " director and Chinese female director Zhao Ting who works alone in Hollywood.
Asian directors are slowly gaining more opportunities in the North American market. In fact, Hollywood does not only see Asian directors in recent years. In 1993, Hong Kong director Wang Ying created "Ji Fu Club" in North America, and it was a great success. Not only did it win a box office of $32.9 million in North America, it also sparked heated discussions in North America. Comments generally praised "the film made a meticulous portrayal of four middle-aged Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughters."
Then, John Woo 's " Face Change " "Mission Impossible 2", Ang Lee 's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Brokeback Mountain " " Pi's Fantasy Drifting "... In Hollywood, today's Chinese directors can not only convey Chinese culture, but also lead the world trend.
Theme No need to ask about things
31 years ago, the all-Asian starring lineup that won 9 Academy Awards tells the story of "The Last Emperor" more than 100 years ago. In the past two or three decades, with the rapid development of the economy in Asia, especially China, the US market has begun to become interested in the stories of Asians.
"Crazy Rich", which caused a sensation in North America this year, hit a box office high in Hollywood's similar films in three years. It won $25 million in the first week and ranked first in the box office with a box office drop of only 6% in the second week of its release. You should know that Hollywood studios have always been worried about the acceptance of audiences around the world and dare not touch all Asian faces. The data also seems to prove that, except for a few Bollywood movies, few Asian movies are popular and well-known outside of Asia. So, how did "Crazy Richmond" become popular under such circumstances?
Picture description: "Crazy Rich" is the second Hollywood highlight of all Asian faces since "Joy and Blessing Club". Online picture
"Crazy Rich Rich Rich" is adapted from the novel of the same name by American writer Kevin Guan, an American writer from Singapore. For this novel, she has lived with Singaporean wealthy for two years to get inspiration. After its publication, she has been ranked in the popular best-selling list for consecutive years, providing a strong IP foundation for the film market. Putting aside its superficial Asian character, the core narrative of "Crazy Rich" is actually still a typical romantic comedy story of a sparrow turning into a phoenix in Hollywood. Although such a subject may not be uncommon in Asia, it may be quite new to the United States, so it is also impressive in the box office.
With the continuous expansion of the size of the Chinese film market and the continuous improvement of special effects technology and creative concepts, the gap between Chinese films and Hollywood is gradually shortening. Oriental Dream Factory once co-produced the first Sino-US co-produced animation film "Kung Fu Panda 3" with American Dream Factory Animation, which earned 500 million US dollars in box office worldwide. The film is also one of the most successful Sino-US co-produced animation films in the world. China and Asia are making the exchange of East and West cultures smoother and smoother through their own efforts. Good subject matter, no need to ask about anything. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)
